Bathtub mounting



Dec. 12, 1950 D. LA BARRE BATHTUB MOUNTING Filed April 26, 1947 lafiarre.Dzu

Patented Dec. 12, 1950 UNITED STATES Warner Corporation, tion ofIllinois 3 Chicago; 111.", .a corpora Application-April'26, 1947,Serial'No. 7441269.

4 Claims; iv-1733 The present invention relate'sto bathtubs',ba- I sins;andlike structures, and has particularref eren'ce to novel means formounting and supportlngwtub or the like on a wall structure;

It is one of the primary objects of this invention to" simplify theconstruction of mounting devices for-bathtubs and the like, and toimprove the'efficiency ofsuch mounting devices.

Anotherprin'cipal object of the present invention resides in providing anovel arrangement for mounting a tub rim to a wall structure, suchdevices being adapted to prevent shifting movement of "the tub awayfromthe: wall: structure after being'installed; I A--f'urtherprincipalobject is' to' provide tub mounting devices which are adaptedtOEfieCt a seal between the tub rim, said: mounting device -and thewallstructure;

Stilli-an'other' object resides in: providing tub mounting deviceswhich. have means for effecting a -k ey 'ortie-in between the same andthe plaster or other finishing material of the Wall structure,thearr'ange'ment being such that a portion of the mounting device liesin approximately the outer planeof= the wall. where it presents anornamental Also it isan object of the present invention to providemounting devices for bathtubs and the like "vv-liicnare so constructedand-arranged that the: labor. usually required for mounting" the tubis'reduce'dto a few simple operationsi Other obj ects, aims andadvantages of the "in:- vention contemplated herein will lie-apparent topersons: skilled in' the art after-"the construction and: operation ofthe: mounting. devices is understood fromthe'within description It ispreferred to'taccomplish the-numerous objects hereof and toy practicethe invention substantially in' the manner. hereinafter fully describedand as more particularly pointed out in the appended: claims, referencebeing made to the accompanying:- drawings forming a part of.thisspecification.

Int the drawings;

Fig; liis a'verticaltransverse section, showing thei improvedmountingdevi'ces'applied tc.a= batnitub'or the like;

Fig: 2 is-a"vertical 'elevatlonof" a; longitudinal portion of thestructure shown in Fig; rwith' region's broken away'fo'r the purposeofclearness;

Fig:- 3is a detail in sectionrshowing" a po'rtiOn ofi the m'ounting"devices pri'ofto final assembly; and

Fig. 4 'is a sectional View showing a slightly modified" arrangement ofthe -structure -cont'em-- mzhg m; .t

Thedrawings" are to be understood asiieing more or'less ofa'diagrammaticalcharacter for the-purpose of disclosing typical orpreferred forms of the" invention contemplated hereim' In thedrawingslike'reierence characters identify the same parts in thedifierentviews.

Referring first to Fig. 1 the tub body! has an outwardly il'a'red rimportion 6 at the margin of which there is an-upstandi'ng lip l; Securedto the under surface'ofrimi is an angle metal strip having a horizontalflange 8', welded or other wise attached to the'rim; and'a" down turnedflange 9 depending from'therim:

The wall structure may comprise verticalstuds In which carry a bridgepiece ll. andse= cured? along the adjacent edges of the" studs! are thelaths l2 to which the plaster I3 is applied.. The plaster may have anouter finishing coating laotlany suitable material ,whiclris sew curedin position in any well-known manner.

For the purposerof' supporting the tub rim. 5' there are a plurality ofhorizontally spaced clips, identified. generallyas l5 which may be metalstampings orlthe like. Forthe-purpose ofllsimhplicity oneiclip will bedescribed in detail The clip hasia; flat bodyportion. lfiw-hichlies flatagainst the adjacent-surface of-the bridging. and is apertured toreceivethe attaching screw l'l whichi is threaded into'the; bridging l0-in themanner shownin: Fig. 1. Above the flat body portion IS the clip has aportion 11 ofiset away fromrthe plane' of said body portion and: at' itsupper: margin is fiaredbutwardlyasat l8. In order to mount the tub=orrtheclips I5, said:.-tu-b is raised until the-depending1 flanges ca-n'beinserted into the space between: the oiis'et portions ll of theclipsiandithe adjoiningbridging surface. This arrangement effectivelysupports' the tub body and: also prevents its movement inrar-directionaway: from" tlierwall structure upon which it is mounted? As beforestated, means arezprovided in ounnecti'on with the mountingv devicesforsealingam jacentportions of theitubsrim" 'andi'the wall struc ture:Thesealingi'means, in the present instance take the form of an elongatedstrip identified generally as f9." A longitudinal region; 'offfthesealing strip has-"inrit a" reverse or hair pini-b'end' zn itddefine a,flat baclrmemher Zlrwhich. is placed fiatagamsti'the bridgiugrl l' as.seen:invl lig'; 1.1 Thehair-pin band "28 will 'be" positioned" uppermostwhen the strip: is secured: to the wall structure: Pendent from bend zfliis a-springi' member-:22: which is in a plane oblique: pl'anaotitlifiback member or flange 2| and has an ogee or s-shaped bend 23intermediate its upper and lower margins and then continues downwardlyto provide a narrow flat region 24. Thus a longitudinal groove isprovided which extends the length of the strip. The upturned lip 1 ofthe tub rim will be positioned between the members 2| and 22 defined bythe hair-pin bend and these members are apertured to receive the screws25 which are inserted therethrough and threaded into the bridging H foranchoring the strip on the wall structure.

Below or beyond the narrow fiat region 24 of oblique member 22, there isan outward flange 26 extending away from lip l to overlie the tub rim 6in spaced relation thereto. This spacing of the parts provides alongitudinal channel 21 above the tub rim into which suitable sealingmaterial 28 is inserted in a plastic state. The strip above described,prior to being mounted on the bridging H has its members 2| and 22yieldably spaced apart a proper distance, as shown in Fig. 3, to permitthe sealing material being readily inserted in the channel 21 and alsoto receive the lip l of the tub rim. It will be understood that theseparts are assembled and mounted on the wall structure before the plasteror the like is applied. When the screw 25 is being tightened into place,the members 2| and 22 will move towards each other until the narrow flatregion 24 firmly contacts the lip 1 and at the same time the sealingmaterial 28 will be compressed by flange 26.

The end region of the outward flange 26 is bent back upon itself as at29 which provides a small bead-like edge which may be plated orotherwise treated to give an artistic finish to the arrangement. At theinner edge of the bent back portion there are upstanding means which maytake the form of a plurality of suitably shaped lugs or ears 39 as seenin Fig. 2 or may be a continuous rib 30a as shown in Fig. 4. In eitherevent these upstanding means 30 or 30a are in a plane intermediate theplanes of the inner and outer surfaces of the plaster |3 or otherfinishing material of the wall structure. Thus, when the plaster orfinishing material is applied to the framework of the wall, suchmaterial will be forced into the groove at flat portion 24 back of ears30 or rib 30a so that said ears or rib will provide a key or tie-in forthe plaster, as will be understood.

In lieu of using the arrangement above-described for supporting the tubby means of the clips i and down-turned rim flange 9, these members maybe omitted and the tub may be supported by suitable blocking 3| shown inFig. 4. The blocking 3| may he a continuous wood strip or several piecesof wood strip which are nailed or otherwise secured to the bridging IIand studs 5. The top surface of the blocking 3| is horizontal adjacentthe bridging as shown at 32 to engage the margin of rim 6, and theforward portion thereof is chamfered as at 33 to extend under the curvedportion of tub rim 6 with its corner 34 engaged therewith in the mannershown.

' While this invention has been described in its preferred forms orembodiments, it will be apparent to persons skilled in the art afterunderstanding the improvements, that various changes and modificationsmay be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope thereof.It is aimed in the appended claims to cover all such changes andmodifications.

What is claimed is:

l. A tub, basin, and the like, having a lateral rim extendinglongitudinally along the upper portion thereof adjoining a wallstructure; means on said wall structure for supporting the tub; and anupstanding longitudinal lip along the margin of said rim adjacent thewall structure; in combination with expansion means secured to said wallstructure and extending horizontally alongside said tub lip, saidexpansion means comprising a sheet metal strip formed with an elongateinverted V-shaped hair-pin bend defining longitudinally extending backand front sections between which said lip is received, said longitudinalback section being arranged against said wall structure, and saidlongitudinal front section being adapted to flex with respect to saidback section and having a free lower margin; a longitudinal lateralflange extending along the free lower margin of said front section inspaced relation above said tub rim, said flange and rim togetherdefining a longitudinal channel; sealing material in said channel; andattaching means passed through said back and front sections for securingsaid expansion means to said wall structure, said attaching means beingadapted to bodily flex said front section towards said back section toclamp said lip between said sections and to press said sealing materialagainst said tub rim.

2. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the wall structureincludes outer facing material back of which the expansion strip ispositioned; and the longitudinal lateral flange of the expansion striphas upwardly extending means imbedded in the outer facing material ofthe wall structure.

3. A tub, basin, and the like, having a lateral rim extendinglongitudinally along the upper portion thereof adjoining a wallstructure; means on said wall structure for supporting the tub; and anupturned longitudinal lip along the margin of said rim adjacent the wallstructure; in combination with expansion means secured to said wallstructure and extending horizontally alongside said tub lip, saidexpansion means comprising a sheet metal strip which is separate fromand is spaced above said supporting means, said sheet metal strip beingformed with an elongate inverted V-shaped hair-pin bend defininglongitudinally extending back and front sections between which said lipis received, said longitudinal back section being positioned betweensaid upturned lip and said wall structure, and said longitudinal frontsection being in a plane oblique to the plane of said back section andbeing adapted to flex with respect to said back section; an outwardlyextending longitudinal flange along the lower margin of said frontsection in spaced rela tion above said tub rim, and the outer region ofsaid flange being bent inwardly upon itself to provide a longitudinalbead above the tub rim, said flange and rim together defining alongitudinal channel; sealing material in said channel; and attachingmeans passed through said back and front sections for securing saidexpansion means to said wall structure, said attaching means beingadapted to bodily flex said front section towards said back section toclamp said lip between said sections and to press said sealing materialagainst said tub rim below said bead.

4. A tub, basin, and the like, having a lateral rim extendinglongitudinally along the upper portion thereof adjoining a wallstructure; outer facing material on said wall structure and an up- 5standing longitudinal margin of said rim adjacent the wall structure;means upon said wall structure for supporting the tub; and an elongatesheet metal strip formed with a longitudinal inverted V-shaped hair-pinbend defining longitudinally extending back and front sections ofapproximately the length of said rim and lip and between which said lipis received, said longitudinal back section contacting said wallstructure, and said longitudinal front section be ing flexible; alongitudinal lateral flange extending outwardly along the lower marginof said front section to overlie's aid tub rim in front of said lip andwith said rim defining a longitudinal channel; sealing material in saidchannel; attaching means passed through said back and front sections forsecuring said expansion means to said wall structure, said attachingmeans being adapted to bodily flex said front section towards said backsection to clamp said lip between said sections and to press saidsealing material into sealing engagement with said tub rim; the

lip extending along the outer region of said longitudinal flange havinga bent back portion defining at its outer edge a longitudinal bead atapproximately the plane of the outer surface of said wall facingmaterial; and upstanding rib means intermediate the inner edge and thebead edge of the said longitudinal flange, said rivet means beingembedded in said facing material of the wall structure.

DWIGHT LA BARRE.

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